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Previous Issues
Cover Story
October/November 2025
Mud Bay at a Crossroads: Protecting Cliffs, Wetlands, and Community
A Walk Beside the Bay When the tide recedes at Mud Bay, an entire world emerges. Great blue herons stalk across glistening mudflats, bald eagles circle above the sandstone cliffs, and families watch salmon return to Chuckanut Creek. Mud Bay’s … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Sidewalks, Missing Sidewalks, Blocked Sidewalks, No Sidewalks, and Pedestrian Danger
Preston L. Schiller All in favor of sustainable transportation raise your right foot! — David Brower (environmental wizard and hero) Recent decades have seen a burgeoning interest in providing safe and sometimes pleasant ways for promoting walking and cycling. Yet, … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Articles You Might Have Missed
Climate Good News Around the world people are taking the initiative to mitigate climate change. Here are some good news briefs compiled by the Climate Issue group of the LWV of Bellingham/ Whatcom. The Bright Future of the All-Electric Neighborhood … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Fall in the Northwest
Beaks and Bills Time of Arrivals and Departures by Joe Meche When I was growing up in southwest Louisiana, summertime was day after day of heat and humidity and we always looked forward to the first days of fall. I … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Meet the Whatcom Environmental Council
Community Service Spotlight Editor’s Note: For a brief period of time in the 1990s, there was an association called the Whatcom Environmental Council. There is no connection between the two. by Carl Weimer The Whatcom Environmental Council (WEC) is a … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Beautiful Mycena
Life Before Flowers (All mushroom photos are by Fred Rhoades) Part I by Fred Rhoades I’d like to start an occasional part of this series that provides descriptions of different mushrooms that are relatively easy to identify to genus group, … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Regarding the September Article, Regulatory Capture Is Often Common
Talk to Us Dear Watchers, I have read the September 2025 issue of the Whatcom Watch. The front-page article, “Top 10 Rules Playbook: A Blaine Case Study,” which although discouraging, was well written and important. The regulatory capture is often … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Stewart Mountain Community Forest Prepares for Growth
On September 9, the Whatcom County Council voted to support the proposed ownership model for Stewart Mountain Community Forest (SMCF). SMCF will be owned by a nonprofit and governed by a board of representatives from planning partners Nooksack Indian Tribe, … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Primary Election Results—2025
Compiled by Bill McCallum This report presents the results, in depth, of the 2025 Whatcom County Primary Election, including final vote counts, ballot return rates and voter turnout statistics. for the pdf of the complete report click the link below: … Continue reading
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October/November 2025
Pollution in Bellingham Bay
Nearly every month for four years, RE Sources’ North Sound Waterkeeper and a team of trained volunteers have studied pollution in Bellingham Bay using its major stormwater outfalls — the spots where roadside storm drains release water from miles of … Continue reading
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